(Bloomberg) -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he aimed to reach an agreement with parliament on a 2025 budget that would reduce the country’s deficit to close to 5%, near the level his ...

PARIS (Reuters) -France found itself mired in yet another crisis on Tuesday, after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's gamble to win backing for his deeply unpopular debt-reduction plan backfired, ...

Six months after his failed stint as prime minister, this ally of French President Emmanuel Macron lost by a 344-vote margin ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his new prime minister to run his government on Friday, his office said, after his previous choice for the role served the shortest term in ...

(Bloomberg) -- Francois Bayrou said he will negotiate directly with lawmakers next week and warned against new elections as he battles to stop France’s parliament from forcing him to resign. Bayrou’s ...

At his August 25 press conference, Prime Minister François Bayrou said he will demand a vote of confidence at the National Assembly on September 8 on his austerity budget. Under the terms of Article ...

France risks yet another government collapse, with Prime Minister François Bayrou likely to lose a confidence vote on Monday over his unpopular austerity budget. The outcome could deepen political ...

The Prime Minister Francois Bayrou at the Elysee Palace after the Council of Ministers in Paris on Feb. 19, 2025. (Quentin de Groeve/ Hans Lucas via AFP) MARSEILLE, France (CN) — On Wednesday, French ...

Prime Minister Bayrou resigns Tuesday. But the true architect of the political unrest is President Emmanuel Macron, writes ...

France’s government is aiming for savings of €4.2 billion euros ($4.9 billion) from the state budget starting 2026 with a previously-announced plan to eliminate two public holidays, even though there ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Francois Bayrou his new prime minister as political uncertainty is expected to continue to weigh on the country's administration following the toppling ...